Assistant Campaign Manager ( AE )

Since 1942, the Ad Council has offered trusted advice and inspiring calls-to-action. In fact, we created the category of public service advertising, and our icons and slogans are woven into the very fabric of American culture. The Ad Council is where Smokey Bear lives. The Ad Council saw that “A mind is a terrible thing to waste,” and reminded Americans that, “Friends don’t let friends drive drunk.”

The Campaign Management team oversees the process of developing PSAs and other communications vehicles, from strategic development and creative design to distribution and overall communications for the campaign.

**The Campaign Management team is primarily responsible for:** * Communication between sponsor and agency * Communication among the internal departments, the sponsor and volunteer ad agencies. * Managing the strategic and creative development as well as campaign budgets, expenditures and distribution schedules * Working closely with the agency to oversee creative development from research through production * Managing internal distribution efforts * Coordinating public relations and media outreach efforts * Identify, explore and execute additional opportunities and partnerships that will benefit individual campaign messages **Core Job Responsibilities:** * The Assistant Campaign Manager will assist the Campaign Manager or Director in all aspects of the development and dissemination of 4-8 fully-integrated public service communications programs. Key responsibilities: * Participate in the strategic, creative development, production and evaluation of 4-8 multi-media campaigns. * Coordinate administrative activity and communications surrounding campaign development including timelines, call reports, contact info, preparation for and summary of meetings, etc. * Maintain accurate and up-to-date campaign budgets and financial records including securing approvals of internal and external estimates/client approval emails, coding invoices and approving/providing appropriate back-up, reviewing and approving monthly draft bills and accompanying back-up, working with accounting team to trouble-shoot problems/revisions, reviewing and approving monthly summary of expenditures, logging, reconciling and tracking of final bills with approved budget. * Support CM/CD on the detailed management of government contracts/grants/sub-contracts documentation and required reporting. Responsible for collection and coordination of required production paperwork. * Manage development of media kit packaging, fact sheet, localizations, network and legal clearance and other distribution and launch check-list items with CM/CD oversight and sign-off, ensuring all appropriate Sponsor approvals. * Write and disseminate campaign activity reports including internal status documents, government summaries and reports where applicable, fulfillment reports, expiration reports, real-time information report, etc. * Analyze and draft campaign quarterly donated media results reports. * Manage and maintain campaign assets to ensure that all elements are current, available, and linking properly in ACORN, PSA Central, Adcouncil.org, My Ad Council, outdoor inventory fulfillment, contact database, campaign contact sheet, etc. Anticipate and manage schedule of all talent renewals. * Research and disseminate relevant campaign issue related data and trends to increase the knowledge base of the campaign team with regards to the competitive landscape. * Support CM/CD in managing internal Ad Council relationships/resources and external relationships when appropriate, including providing Ad Council standards and process information to ad agencies. * Route, proofread and secure necessary approvals for all campaign elements, and provide campaign elements and details to all internal Ad Council departments and partner ad, interactive, PR and social media agencies as needed.

* Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects concurrently in a fast-paced environment * Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail * Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) * General knowledge of the advertising industry preferred * Strong Excel skills; experience with PowerPoint preferred * Bachelor's degree and 1 year applicable work experience preferred